Bug#712304: fixing this bug

[Vincent Cheng]

On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 3:20 PM, Sean Laguna <sean.laguna at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I want to fix this bug for 0.3.90 (experimental version). Any hints as to
> where within the source package I should be looking? This should be a very
> easy fix, and it's very inconvenient to have this package broken because it
> prevents anyone from testing forward from using bumblebee, or from using
> their optimus-provided discrete graphics card!
>
> Please give me advice as to how to fix this. I am a very experienced
> programmer but have never submitted an official bug fix for Debian before.
> Any advice would be very welcome. I'm planning on spending the next few days
> fixing this bug. It's been around for nearly two months and there's
> absolutely no reason for that.
>

If it turns out that any changes need to be made to bumblebee's
packaging, let me know and I'll fix it ASAP. Other than that...I admit
I'm not very well versed in how the alternatives system and dpkg's
diversions work (I've only dealt with the former a little bit while
initially packaging bumblebee, and I have no experience with the
latter), and I've only just begun to take a closer look at this bug
and a few clones recently. It'd be great if you manage to pinpoint the
source of this bug!

Regards,
Vincent